Jan 7th, 2009 · When tens of thousands of newly laid off workers rushed to file for benefits in New York, the state's system crashed. State labor department officials say the problem started Monday when phone banks at the state's toll-free claims center shut down. Then, the online filing system crashed.
Jan 7th, 2009 · Attention coach potatoes — it's time to start training for next year. The winners have been declared in the annual ESPN Zone Ultimate Couch Potato Competition. There were contests in New York, Chicago and Baltimore.
Jan 6th, 2009 · Prosecutors in New York are asking a judge to put Bernard Madoff behind bars without bail. They told the judge Monday that the disgraced financier had violated bail conditions by mailing about a million dollars worth of jewelry and other assets to relatives. At about the same time in Washington, a House hearing got underway on how the alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme Madoff is accused of running eluded regulators.
Jan 5th, 2009 · A guitarist whose harmonic ideas and sinuous, legato approach make him readily identifiable, Rosenwinkel is arguably the most beloved jazz guitarist of his generation. He returns to New York and the Vanguard stage leading his quartet.
Dec 30th, 2008 · This year at NPR Music ends the way the previous 29 have for NPR and its jazz partner WBGO: with live jazz, all night long. Toast of the Nation features jazz groups welcoming the new year across the country, from New York to Los Angeles, Boston to New Orleans. Here's a preview of the night's artists.
Dec 29th, 2008 · In New York's Times Square Sunday it was literally out with the old. New Yorkers and tourists gathered to shred bad memories from 2008 at the second annual "Good Riddance Day." There was an industrial-sized shredder for a public year-end purge: Bank statements, check stubs and worthless stock certificates. The prize for the most creative object to shred: A sock without a mate.
Dec 24th, 2008 · Faced with lagging holiday sales, a few retailers decided to stay open 24 hours a day over Christmas week. We stop by a Macy's in New York early on Christmas Eve to see whether procrastinators are biting.
Dec 22nd, 2008 · There's not a lot of skill involved in spinning a Hanukkah dreidle, but that hasn't kept fans of the traditional top from turning it into a serious competition at the Dreidel World Series in New York. Robert Smith